Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hooded grim reaper skull with the words DEAD SERIOUS beneath it, on an upper arm.
Grim reaper with DEAD SERIOUS lettering
Close-up of a hand with fine black line tattoos on the fingers, including thin bands, dotted lines and small arrow motifs, in a Fine line and Dotwork style.
Fine line finger tattoos with dots and arrows
Cartoon collage of eleven tattoo designs, including a PIN and password on the chest, an Apple logo on an upper arm, and the words Mrs Christian Grey on a ribbon.
Eleven badly judged tattoo ideas illustrated
Colour illustration of a botanical sleeve design with a golden skull, pink roses, green vines and blue butterflies, shown beside a character with a tattooed upper arm and forearm.
Skull, roses and butterflies sleeve design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an octopus with curling tentacles across the outer thigh.
Octopus tattoo on the thigh
Back view of a woman showing a large black and grey St George and dragon tattoo across her back, with a colour floral sleeve on her upper arm.
St George and dragon across a back
Two pairs of small black fine line bird tattoos on the backs of two clasped hands, one with red nail polish.
Two small birds on clasped hands
Black and grey Japanese full back tattoo of a lion dog, tiger, clouds and lotus flowers, with a cicada on the upper arm.
Full back Japanese lion dog and tiger piece
Clasped hands showing black hand-poked symbol tattoos on the fingers, including arrows, triangles and cross-like marks, with a plain gold ring on one finger.
Black symbol tattoos across clasped fingers
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a woman in a fedora with a band across her eyes, two birds, and handwritten script on the upper and mid back.
Realistic back piece with woman in hat and birds
Woman seen from behind with a blue botanical tattoo of a flower bouquet in Delft-style blue and white shading, placed between the shoulder blades on her upper back.
Blue Delft-style floral bouquet on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling pink drink cup with a striped straw, surrounded by purple and teal hearts and sparkles, on a calf.
Kawaii smoothie cup with hearts on a leg
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo reading Don't forget to love yourself, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Script quote reading Don't forget to love yourself
Side ribs tattoo of a red poppy with black brushstroke swooshes and a printed lyric quote shaded in grey.
Red poppy and lyric quote on the ribs
Shaded guitar neck and body with a swirling musical staff and notes across the upper back, in grey and purple ink.
Guitar and musical notes on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo resembling the Leo zodiac symbol on the inner wrist of a hand resting near a steering wheel.
Small zodiac symbol on the inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of a small star joined to a faint dotted line across the side of the ribs, in black ink.
Tiny star and dotted line on the ribs
Two black and grey tattoos side by side on the upper thighs, a winged moth on the left and a horned beetle on the right, in fine line style with light shading.
Moth and beetle tattoos on the thighs
Black fine line vine and leaf tattoo across the back, shoulder and upper arm of a woman photographed from behind with her hair up.
Vine and leaf tattoo across a back
Black ink flash sheet on aged paper showing a teapot, a winged key, a sorting hat, a trunk, round glasses and a triangle with a circle and vertical line.
Flash sheet of six small designs
Traditional style flash design of a purple Hylian shield with a gold triangle emblem, a blue hilted sword, two red roses and a banner reading It's dangerous to go alone, coloured on paper.
Hylian shield, sword and roses flash
Black and grey light switch tattoo with ON and OFF lettering, placed behind a person's ear.
Light switch tattoo behind the ear
Pencil sketch of an ornate swash design with shaded ribbon-like forms and curling scrolls, drawn on off-white paper.
Pencil sketch of an ornate scroll flourish
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded dandelion seed head with birds and seeds drifting up the side of the ribs, with the word Always below.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds on ribs
Fine line script tattoo of the word faith on the inner wrist, shown in a Fine line lettering style.
Script word faith on the inner wrist
Black ink tattoo of planets on dotted orbital rings with thin crossing lines across the upper arm, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Planets and orbits on the upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a zombified cartoon princess with a red bow, gripping a brain, with bold black outlines on skin.
Zombified Snow White eating a brain
Black and grey script tattoo spelling the word Strength on the inner wrist and forearm, in a black and white photo.
Strength script on a wrist
Black and grey fox head tattoo on the inner forearm, its left side merging into leaves, berries and sprigs in fine line and dotwork shading.
Fox head with botanical foliage on a forearm
Two colour tattoos on the inner forearms: pink peonies with violet flowers on the left, and a pale blue swallowtail butterfly among pink flowers on the right, in a botanical realism style.
Peonies and a butterfly on forearms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an animated princess with dark hair and a teal tiara, holding a small bird, with white blossoms, on the outer thigh.
Animated princess with bird and blossoms
Painterly colour tattoo of a lioness head on a lower leg, with orange, brown and purple shading in a realistic style.
Lioness head tattoo on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of an owl perched on a branch beside blossom, with a banner reading ALL ROADS LEAD HOME and a compass, in traditional-style linework.
Owl, compass and banner on a limb
Small black fine line tattoo of a heart with a hand sign motif on the inner wrist, shown beside a silver bracelet.
Heart and hand sign on the inner wrist
Black typewriter-style lettering across the upper back reads nothing of me is original, with the person's face out of frame.
Typewriter quote tattoo across upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of a bicycle on the calf of a person riding a mint green bike, photographed outdoors on a sunny road.
Bicycle tattoo on a calf
Split image showing a faded lion outline on a bare upper back on the left and a black and grey realism roaring lion tattoo on the shoulder on the right.
Roaring lion realism, before and after
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with cursive script reading Live Love Laugh on the side of a thigh.
Live Love Laugh infinity script on thigh
Black and grey tattoo design drawing of an eye inside an ornate triangle, with a fan shell and dotted chains below, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Eye in triangle with shell and dotted chains
Colour realism Star Wars full sleeve tattoos covering both arms of a bare-chested man, showing a stormtrooper, R2-D2 and a Han Solo figure.
Star Wars full sleeves on both arms
Black outline traditional flash design of an open envelope with a heart on the flap and two flowers with leaves, on tracing paper laid over a wooden surface.
Envelope with heart and flowers flash
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox head and bushy tail on the outer forearm, overlaid with geometric lines, hexagons and dots.
Geometric fox and hexagons on a forearm
Black ink handwritten script reading Wait and hope with a long sweeping underline, drawn on a white card over a dark wooden surface, in a lettering style suited to a tattoo design.
Script lettering reading Wait and hope
Black and grey paisley and floral tattoo with dotted detailing covering the upper arm.
Paisley and floral pattern on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a green cactus with pink hearts in a brown pot labelled MOM, in a bold outlined traditional style on an upper arm.
Cactus in a pot with MOM label on arm
Colour tattoo of a sunset landscape with a crescent moon, palm tree and pine trees inside a black hexagon, placed in the centre of the upper back.
Hexagon landscape with sunset on upper back
Black ink tattoo of an outlined heart with swirls, a halo and angel wings, above the script words Always Remembered, on bare skin.
Winged heart with halo and Always Remembered
Black hand-lettered design reading Embrace the Journey, with a looping script for Embrace and a swash-flourished The above a serif capitals JOURNEY, shown on a plain white background.
Embrace the Journey lettering design

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